It happened in just two seconds: survivor

Mangalore: A survivor of the Mangalore plane crash said that the tragedy happened when the plane reached the runway.

"Within two seconds this happened," said Ismail Abdul Puttur, one of the few persons to survive the crash that took place in Mangalore on Saturday morning.

"When I saw the left side (of the aircraft) open, I jumped outside. I pulled two persons from there," said Puttur.

Officials involved in the rescue and relief operations say that only seven people out of the 166 on board survived the crash.

Kasturba Medical College and Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr Mahesh said that Puttur injured his knees as he jumped off the plane.

"The survivor told me there were five survivors. One of the survivors rescued two others," Dr Mahesh told CNN-IBN.

He added that one of the survivors had badly injured his spine.

The Mangalore bound Air India Express flight coming in from Dubai with 166 people on board crashed early on Saturday killing 158 people. The Air India Express IX-812, operated by a Boeing 737-800, had 160 passengers and six crew members on board overshot the touchdown point on the Mangalore airport runway by 2000 feet on Saturday at 6:30 AM while attempting to land.

Mangalore Helpline Numbers: 0824-2220422, 0824-2220424

Delhi Helpline Numbers: 011-25656196, 011-25603101

Air India Express Dubai Airport Telephone Numbers: 00971-4-2165828/00971-4-2165829

The list of survivors: Moin Kutty, Krishnan, Ummar Farooq, Ismail Abdul Puttur, Dr Sabrina Haq, Pardeep.